Philip Eden wrote in message ...

:Excellent example over France of the Massif Central sticking through
:the inversion. Limoges on Friday hit nearly 15ºC with a cloudless sky,
:low humidity, and virtually unlimited visibility. Because its airport is
:at 400m altitude it's usually one of France's coldest regional capitals.

On Saturday as well - Limoges 12.7°C. It stands out clearly on the Cologne
max. temps chart
http://www.uni-koeln.de/math-nat-fak...europazoom.gif

Also Embrun at 876 m asl in the southern French Alps: 15.8°C on Friday and
15.0°C on Saturday.

Colin Youngs
Brussels